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Weight Loss Surgery Newsletter February 2017
… Letter from the Director More Americans Now Die from Diabetes NBC News: Weight Loss Surgery is Most …
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A Volunteer Surgeon Talks About His First Day Fighting COVID-19 on the Front Lines
… away. I have the Wall. The patients are mostly going to die, but not today. I gather my boys, I gather my troops. … The religion that we are not going to let these people die. I make everyone put a big piece of tape with their first … know, that 70% of our patients on Core E are going to die here. That there are families outside this hospital, …
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Surgeons Discuss the Critical Effects of Racial Disparity in Cancer Clinical Trials
… are more than twice as likely as white patients to die of prostate cancer, nearly twice as likely to die from stomach cancer, and have higher colorectal cancer … breast cancers under the age of 40 and are more likely to die at every stage,” says Dr. Azu. “Black women are also …
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Bill Gillmore's Story
… pledging to fight against my disease. I was not ready to die. Even as life became an endless array of lab tests, chemo … and depressing patient anecdotes, I stumbled across a website that read, "offering some hope to those 35% of … story, someone who thinks that all they can do is wait to die—we certainly know how that feels. I bought a hat from the …
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Palliative Care Is Actually for Everyone
… or a family member,” says Dr. Berlin. “Some people want to die at home. Some people would never want their family to … a sad and grief-stricken moment. Some people don't want to die on a machine. Some people value every minute and every …
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Seeing the Liver for the Trees
… and recipient. In the U.S., where 12% of those in need may die waiting and 13% become too sick, more living liver … 12 percent of people who need a liver transplant will die waiting for one and 13 percent will become too sick to … can,” says Dr. Emond. “We think the number of people who die waiting for transplant is unacceptable. There’s really an …
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President Grover Cleveland had a Deadly Secret
… cancerous tumor, and if it were not removed he would soon die. The newly re-elected President was at a crucial impasse; …
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Fixing the Gap in Breast Cancer Care in African American Communities
… has improved over time, black women are more likely to die at every stage of breast cancer when compared to other …
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What We’re Reading: 8/30/19
… to receive a lesser quality of care. ( From STATnews.com ) Read a follow-up discussion with surgeons Michelle … Now, She’s in Another Fight for Her Life. Twenty people die each day waiting for a life-saving organ. That’s a fact … barriers and what we can do to fix them. ( From NYTimes.com ) Read a related discussion with transplant surgeon …
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What We’re Reading: 07/24/20
… Black Children Are More Likely to Die After Surgery Than White Peers, Study Shows Researchers … that black children are more than three times as likely to die within a month after surgery than white children. What … will we make swift, transformative change? ( From nytimes.com ) Confusion Spreads Over System to Determine Priority …
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What We’re Reading: 10/18/19
… are we so afraid to tell the stories of the majority who die? Why keep promoting the positive anecdote? Why all this … cancer cells, before the tumor develops. ( From nytimes.com ) As vaping-linked deaths rise to 33, officials are still … test the vapor of myriad products. ( From washingtonpost.com ) Also check out: What We’re Reading: 10/11/19 What We’re …
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What We’re Reading: 12/20/19
… upon in completely unsustainable ways. ( From nytimes.com ) Black Med Students At Former Slave Quarters Say 'This … seek probe of organ transplant system 33 people die every day waiting for an organ transplant, and it’s not … bring about oversight long-overdue. ( From washingtonpost.com ) Also check out: What We’re Reading: 12/13/19 What We’re …
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What You Need To Know About Colorectal Cancer
… smokers are more likely than non-smokers to develop and die from colorectal cancer. Can colorectal cancer be …
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25 Years After Heart and Double Lung Transplant—Sean Recounts His Surgery During the Blizzard of ‘93
… to that is I had no fear. I figured I was going to die anyway so if I die in this spectacular crash even better. That’s just my … really bad for my cousin, she thought we were going to die,” exclaims Sean. “The pilot turns to us and goes ‘it’s …
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